The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 17, 2182
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
5:52 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3208
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.3° / 330.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -14.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.21° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / -2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.47° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.